CST CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Foreign bodies are found more in the right lung than left because - ANS Right mainstem
bronchus shorter wider and more vertical
Introduce contrast media in subarachnoid space i is done in which procedure -
ANS Myelography
Time and temperature recommended for sterilizing unwrapped instrument without lumen by
immediate use steam sterilization - ANS 3min at 270
During abdominal surgery,surgeons encountered heavy bleeding and has to extend the incision.
Which retractor is used - ANS Balfour
Satinsky clamp is used for which surgery intervention - ANS Cardiovascular
Type of needle is best for skin closure - ANS Cutting
How far must a none sterile person stay away from a sterile field - ANS 1 foot
Which is a nasogastric tube - ANS Levin
Which drain uses capillary action - ANS Penrose
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, During exploratory laparotomy,st perform closing count circulator. Discovers kitner is missing.
Surgeon is informed and recounts are still wrong, what is the appropriate action to be taken -
ANS Intraoporative radiography
Anterior colporaphy is performed with pt in which position - ANS Lithotomy
Pt is brought back to the OR due to abdominal wound infection which organism causes
infection - ANS Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus - ANS
37 degrees Celsius is equivalent to - ANS 98.6 degrees
The term that refers to the superior portion of the stomach - ANS Fundus
Surgeons try to leave ovaries during hysterectomy to ensure pt will produce which sex
hormones - ANS Progesterone estrogen
Co2 laser is absorbed by - ANS H2o
Order of tissue layers encountered during midline abdominal incision from ventral to dorsal -
ANS Skin,subcutaneous fat,fascia,peritoneum
Whipple is performed for - ANS Pancreatic cancer
Initial incision for laparoscopic cholecystectomy - ANS Supra umbilical
Following colon resection,pt noted to have 1st degree burns on thigh, which is cause of injury -
ANS Incorrect grounding placement
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Foreign bodies are found more in the right lung than left because - ANS Right mainstem
bronchus shorter wider and more vertical
Introduce contrast media in subarachnoid space i is done in which procedure -
ANS Myelography
Time and temperature recommended for sterilizing unwrapped instrument without lumen by
immediate use steam sterilization - ANS 3min at 270
During abdominal surgery,surgeons encountered heavy bleeding and has to extend the incision.
Which retractor is used - ANS Balfour
Satinsky clamp is used for which surgery intervention - ANS Cardiovascular
Type of needle is best for skin closure - ANS Cutting
How far must a none sterile person stay away from a sterile field - ANS 1 foot
Which is a nasogastric tube - ANS Levin
Which drain uses capillary action - ANS Penrose
COPYRIGHT © 2025 THESTAR ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, During exploratory laparotomy,st perform closing count circulator. Discovers kitner is missing.
Surgeon is informed and recounts are still wrong, what is the appropriate action to be taken -
ANS Intraoporative radiography
Anterior colporaphy is performed with pt in which position - ANS Lithotomy
Pt is brought back to the OR due to abdominal wound infection which organism causes
infection - ANS Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus - ANS
37 degrees Celsius is equivalent to - ANS 98.6 degrees
The term that refers to the superior portion of the stomach - ANS Fundus
Surgeons try to leave ovaries during hysterectomy to ensure pt will produce which sex
hormones - ANS Progesterone estrogen
Co2 laser is absorbed by - ANS H2o
Order of tissue layers encountered during midline abdominal incision from ventral to dorsal -
ANS Skin,subcutaneous fat,fascia,peritoneum
Whipple is performed for - ANS Pancreatic cancer
Initial incision for laparoscopic cholecystectomy - ANS Supra umbilical
Following colon resection,pt noted to have 1st degree burns on thigh, which is cause of injury -
ANS Incorrect grounding placement
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